Abdullahs, Sajjad meet Mehbooba
Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Oct 14: A day after release of former Chief Minister and president of People’s Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti from 14 months of detention, National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah convened a meeting of signatories of Gupkar declaration tomorrow afternoon at his residence.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Mehbooba, who was released last evening, at her Gupkar residence here, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said that she has accepted invitation for attending the meeting of signatories of Gupkar declaration tomorrow.
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“She has kindly accepted Farooq sahib’s invitation to join a meeting of the Gupkar Declaration signatories tomorrow afternoon, “Omar said.
He said that they also invited her for an All Parties meeting on Gupkar declaration tomorrow at 4 pm at Dr Farooq’s Gupkar residence.
Gupkar declaration is a resolution passed by National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, Congress, Peoples Conference and some smaller parties on August 4, 2019 to defend J&K’s special status.
The signatories of the resolution met on August 22 this year and vowed to fight for restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir as it existed pre-August 5, 2019, saying the measures taken were “spitefully shortsighted” and “grossly unconstitutional”.
The parties reiterated that they are bound, wholly, by the contents of the ‘Gupkar Declaration’.
A day after her release, Dr Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah met Mehbooba Mufti at her Gupkar residence today. Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone and PDP leaders including former Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri, Khursheed Aalam and others also met Mehbooba Mufti.
Abdullahs in this afternoon visited Gupkar residence of Mehbooba Mufti where the duo inquired about her health.
“It was nice of you (Omar) & Farooq sahib to come home. It gave me courage listening to him. I’m sure together we all can change things for the better”, Mehbooba tweeted.
NC vice-president and former CM of J&K Omar Abdullah on a micro-blogging site twitter said: “My father & I called on @MehboobaMufti Sahiba this afternoon to enquire about her well-being after her release from detention. She has kindly accepted Farooq Sb’s invitation to join a meeting of the Gupkar Declaration signatories tomorrow afternoon”.
Sajad Gani Lone, former Minister and PC chairman met Mehbooba Mufti at her house while Naeem Akhtar was also present on the occasion. Many PDP leaders also met the party chief today and inquired about her well-being.
The meeting which started at 5 pm lasted for more than one hour and both the leaders discussed prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Veeri said that several party leaders met the president today at her Gupkar residence and inquired about her well-being. “Nothing was discussed today. But the leaders met her only to inquire about her well-being,” he added.
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